Ghosts Behind Glass by Dolly Jorgensen published by the University of Chicago Press deals with how museums preserve records of extinction in the natural world.
Eco-tourists might enjoy this work with more details below:
https://mail.google.com/mail/mu/mp/465/#cv/priority/%5Esmartlabel_promo/19c09f4b7659470d
Posted by Ruth Paget, author Eating Soup with Chopsticks and Marrying France
The University of Chicago Year of Games Program invites the university community to come play Chinese mahjong and Korean Yunnan in observance of Lunar New Year on February 17, 2026.
Information about this event follows:
https://events.uchicago.edu/event/259113-lunar-new-year-game-celebration-at-the-library
Reposted by Ruth Paget, author Eating Soup with Chopsticks and Marrying France
French Puppetry Company Plexus Polaire to Perform at the Year of Games at the University of Chicago on January 28, 2026.
Information about tickets for this event follows:
https://events.uchicago.edu/event/258228-plexus-polaire-trust-me-for-a-while
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Flavorful Blue Cheese and Steak Salad on Flatbread at Ellis Diner in Salinas, California by Ruth Paget
I tried a new salad at Ellis Diner that is a protein and calcium powerhouse with added vitamins from its salad ingredients.
The Blue Cheese and Steak Salad on Flatbread hides a lot of protein, calcium, and iron that you need for thick hair, strong bones, and rosy cheeks. The online description of the steak says it is a short steak. But, the shape, flavor, and texture of the steak make me think it is a thin-cut New York Strip Steak.
The blue cheese as a dairy product has both calcium and calcium. The steak has protein and iron. The bacon in the salad used as a flavoring also has protein.
The hidden protein in the salad that makes it a protein and calcium powerhouse comes from the golden flatbread that everything sits on. This bread seems to be a calcium- and protein-rich yogurt flatbread. The interior of the bread is creamy white and tastes especially good with the sautéed onions, bacon, and creamy blue cheese in the salad.
The salad itself is a mixture of blue cheese crumbles, chopped iceberg lettuce, diced bacon, chopped spinach, sweet grilled onions, cherry tomatoes, and pungent onion-flavored chives.
The dressing comes from the blue cheese mixed with grilled onions. This makes the cheese warm and melting.
The blue cheese and onions are then mixed with the other salad ingredients to coat them as a dressing.
This highly seasoned salad with steak and blue cheese appears to be a modern Greek or Armenian diner dish (looks Middle Eastern, but breaks several religious dietary laws of Judaism and Islam).
I enjoyed the flavorful blue cheese and steak salad on flatbread at Ellis Diner in Salinas, California and think diners interested in maintaining or building muscle like athletes would enjoy this dish.
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Blue Cheese and Steak Salad on Flatbread at Ellis Diner in Salinas, California Photo by Ruth Paget |
By Ruth Paget, author Eating Soup with Chopsticks and Marrying France
Setting Winter Thermostat at 68 Saves 3% Per Degree Lowered of Your Energy Bill according to Department of Energy posted by Ruth Paget
I looked up energy and money saving tips for winter from the Department of Energy on their website. Other readers might find useful information too:
https://doee.dc.gov/service/energy-tips-institutional-and-government-buildings
Posted by Ruth Paget, author Eating Soup with Chopsticks and Marrying France
I was reading Google News this morning and found a really good recipe for stuffed cabbage rolls that you bake.
Detroit has a large Polish-American population that makes galupki - stuffed cabbage rolls (halupki in this recipe).
Galupki are delicious and highly antioxidant. I ate these once a month I think to keep my frozen limbs working in Detroit’s arctic winters. (I loved ice skating at Hartt Plaza downtown and did freeze my limbs about 3 days a week.)
I like this chatty recipe for galupki that follows:
https://www.eatingwell.com/halupki-stuffed-cabbage-rolls-11864264
Posted by Ruth Paget, author Eating Soup with Chopsticks and Marrying France
I read about the Venezuelan Symphony this morning that employs many graduates of its grass roots musical program called el sisters, which works through groups of nucleos throughout the country.
Note: After playing, the nucleos go to neighborhood restaurants to eat.
This program exists in the US as well in 40 states. I have reposted information about how this program works in the US below:
Reposted by Ruth Paget, author Eating Soup with Chopsticks and Marrying France